Daily Learning Target(s): By the end of class, students will be able to...
  • analyze text as evidenced by pre-reading notes, pair-share discussion and annotations.
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Homework:
  • Due Tue 3/3: p. 422 Read and Annotate "Ambrose Bierce" and describe Bierce's philosophical assumption(s) in the margin.
  • Due Wed 3/4: Sub- Practice Exercises
  • Due Fri 3/6: Sub- Vocabulary Flashcards (quiz)
Essential Questions:
  • What are realism author's philosophical assumptions and what historical events influenced them?
  • How am I prepared for college and/or career after high school?

Important Deadlines/Reminders:

  • Absent? Check the class website for work.
‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Agenda
  1. Update Learning Logs with DLT's, homework etc.
  2. "The Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
    1. Pre-Reading (follow pre-reading check list)
      • Annotate Before You Read and Summarize Literary Focus and Reading Skill in the margin
      • Vocabulary Warm Up Think-Pair-Share:
        1. Use your hands to demonstrate the difference between oscillation and gyration.
        2. Use malign and sentinel to describe the threat of an approaching army.
        3. Explain how someone might receive an abrasion.
        4. Draw a compass and label its pivotal point.
        5. Use appalling and deference to describe the behavior of people at a funeral.
        6. Describe a perilous journey.
        7. Draw a picture of land encompassed by water.
    2. Prediction: Based on the title, make a prediction about what you might expect to happen in the story.
    3. Begin Reading if time
  3. Exit Ticket:
    1. Describe the activity we completed and what college readiness skill we used to meet the learning target.